Adam Cheyer

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Template:Short description Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Adam Cheyer (born c. 1966) is an American computer scientist. He is a co-founder of Siri Inc. and formerly a director of engineering in the iPhone group at Apple.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Cheyer attended Sharon High School, in Sharon, Massachusetts. After graduating in 1984, Cheyer earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Brandeis University in 1988, and a master's degree in computer science and artificial intelligence from UCLA in 1993.[4][5]

Career

Prior to Siri, he was a computer scientist and project director in SRI International's Artificial Intelligence Center, where he was the Chief Architect on the CALO project.[6] Cheyer was also a member of the founding team at Change.org[7] and a founder of Sentient Technologies (formerly Genetic Finance).[8][9]

Adam left the Siri team in 2012[10] and founded Viv Labs, which was acquired by Samsung in 2016.[11][12]

After leaving Samsung, Adam Cheyer co-founded GamePlanner.AI with Siamak Hodjat, which was acquired by Airbnb in late 2023 for an estimated $200 million.[13] As of May 2024, Adam is the VP of AI Experience at Airbnb.

In 2024, Cheyer won the 2024 Brandeis University Alumni Achievement Award, which is given annually to "distinguished alumni for outstanding contributions to their chosen field and to society more broadly."[14]

Personal life

Cheyer is a semi-professional magician, and has appeared on numerous television shows, including Season 5 Episode 11 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us in 2018.[15] He is a member of the Academy of Magical Arts (AMA) and the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM).[16]

On numerous occasions, Cheyer has made reference to his career in software being aligned with his interest in magic, stating that “entrepreneurs and magicians are exactly the same. They imagine a desirable, impossible future that doesn't exist, and then they work backward from that vision to figure out the math and science to make it come true."[14]

Adam has been married to Lin since 1998 and they have a son Noah. They reside in Oakland Hills, California and San Diego.

Selected publications

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Apple Said to Lose Cheyer, Co-Creator of Siri Voice Unit". Bloomberg. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stodola, Barbara (November 22, 2011). "A Michigan City success story: Former resident Dag Kittlaus, an Elston grad, creates Siri for Apple". The News-Dispatch. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boran, Marie (November 16, 2011). "iRobot". The Irish Times. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About". Adam Cheyer. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sharon High School (Sharon, Mass ) (1984). The Marsengold. Sharon High School. Sharon High School.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adam Cheyer". SRI International Artificial Intelligence Center. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Veneziani, Vince (February 7, 2007). "Social Networking For Change(.org)". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sentient Team". Sentient Technologies, LLC.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gage, Deborah (November 24, 2014). "Artificial Intelligence Company Sentient Emerges From Stealth". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Apple Said to Lose Cheyer, Co-Creator of Siri Voice Unit". TechPanda. September 12, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Chris (June 8, 2017). "The inside story of how Apple's Siri lost the lead". Boy Genius Report. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Panzarino, Matthew (October 5, 2016). "Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple's Siri". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Who knows what GamePlanner does, but Airbnb just bought the company". TechCrunch. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adam Cheyer '88 Harnesses the Magic of Artificial Intelligence". alumni.brandeis.edu. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season 5, Episode 11 | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hire Adam Cheyer to Speak | Get Pricing And Availability | Book Today". gothamartists.com. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

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